Lead Stories

The open gates at premises where one of the men was killed.
April 16, 2026 by Andre Williams

Residents rattled by raid

Residents of Whitfield Town in St Andrew say they were left shaken and fearful early Wednesday morning after what they initially believed was an armed invasion, as explosions rang out and the sound of…
Dr Timar Stephenson, senior education officer, policy analysis and research at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information.
April 16, 2026 by Sashana Small

School nutrition policy hungry for implementation

Nearly a year after the National School Nutrition policy was approved by the Senate, and its implementation officially launched, advocates are raising concerns over the pace of its roll-out. “Our…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
April 16, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Holness to address New York ‘Recover Better’ confab today

The Jamaican Consulate in New York will convene an all-day conference at its Midtown Manhattan headquarters today, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss how Jamaica can build back better…
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
April 16, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

T&T PM accuses CARICOM of ‘backroom operation’ over Barnett reappointment

WESTERN BUREAU: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has launched a scathing attack on the leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), accusing the regional body of operating…
Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, transport and telecommunications.
April 16, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Vaz floats policies to ‘limit movements’, preserve energy security amid oil volatility

Amid the volatility in the world oil market, Jamaica’s energy security remains intact and there is no need for panic, the Government has sought to assure. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, who delivered the…
Errol Greene (left), permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, and Eric Hosin (right), acting chief executive officer at the University Hospital of the West Indies, during a sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee held on Apri
April 16, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Consultancy under scrutiny

One lawmaker has requested from the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) a capability statement for William Pragmatic Limited, the consultancy firm flagged in January by the auditor general…
PAC Chairman Julian Robinson.
April 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

$40B HOLE

The financial standing of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is now under scrutiny following revelations yesterday that the teaching institution has a ballooning tax debt amounting to…
Damion Gordon, lecturer in the Department of Government at The University of the West Indies.
April 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

UHWI tax debt raises questions about ministry’s oversight

Economist Keenan Falconer says the more than $40 billion in tax, interest, penalties and surcharges for which the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is liable represents approximately 15…
UHWI CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell.
April 15, 2026

Current, former UHWI senior officials summoned to PAC

After several failed attempts to unearth who was at the centre of a myriad procurement breaches, missing contract documents and the misuse of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI)…